# 주

| 주 | U+C8FC, &#51452; HANGUL SYLLABLE JU |
| Composition: | ㅈ + ㅜ |
| ← 죻 [U+C8FB] | Hangul Syllables | 죽 → [U+C8FD] |
주죽죾죿준줁줂 줃줄줅줆줇줈줉 줊줋줌줍줎줏줐 중줒줓줔줕줖줗 :
| 죠 ← | → 줘 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 週.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕu]
* Phonetic hangul: [주]

#### Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 週)
* week (unit of time)
    Synonym: 주일(週日) (ju'il)

#### Counter

주 • (ju) (hanja 週)
* counter for weeks
    Synonym: 주일(週日) (ju'il)

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 週 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (週, ju).

### Etymology 2

Clipping of 천주 ("God"), from Sino-Tibetan 天主.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕu]
* Phonetic hangul: [주]

#### Proper noun

주 • (Ju) (hanja 主)
* (Christianity) the Lord
    Synonym: (honorific) 주님 (junim)

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 主.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕu]
* Phonetic hangul: [주]

#### Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 主)
* main/principal part

##### Usage notes

* Usually found in the constructions 주가 되다 (ju-ga doeda, “to be main/principal”) and 주를 이루다 (ju-reul iruda, “to constitute a large portion”).

#### Determiner

주 • (ju) (hanja 主)
* main; principal

#### Suffix

—주 • (-ju) (hanja 主)
* owner; proprietor
    ‎건물(建物) (geonmul, “building”) + ‎주(主) (ju) → ‎건물주(建物主) (geonmulju, “landlord; building owner”)

##### See also

* Korean terms suffixed with -주 (主)

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 主 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (主, ju).

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 州.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕu]
* Phonetic hangul: [주]

#### Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 州)
* political divisions of some countries, variously corresponding to canton, county, department, state, oblast, province, region, etc.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 州 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (州, ju).

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 株.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕu]
* Phonetic hangul: [주]

#### Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 株)
* stock (in a company)
    Synonym: 주식(株式) (jusik)
* Short for 주식회사(株式會社) (jusikhoesa, “stock company”): inc.

#### Counter

주 • (ju) (hanja 株)
* counter for trees
    Synonym: 그루 (geuru)
* counter for stocks

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 株 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (株, ju).

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 註.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕu(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [주(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 註/注)
* annotation; explanatory notes
    주를 달다/내다 ― ju-reul dalda/naeda ― to annotate

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 註 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (註, ju).

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 洲.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕu]
* Phonetic hangul: [주]

#### Noun

주 • (ju) (hanja 洲)
* continent
    아시아 주 ― Asia ju ― the continent of Asia
* sandbank; sandbar

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 洲 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (洲, ju).

### Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 駐.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕu(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [주(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Prefix

주— • (ju-) (hanja 駐)
* resident; stationed (in)...
    ‎주(駐) (ju) + ‎한(韓) (Han, “Korea”) → ‎주한(駐韓) (juhan, “resident/stationed in Korea”)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 駐 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (駐, ju).

### Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 酒.

#### Suffix

—주 • (-ju) (hanja 酒)
* alcohol; alcoholic beverage
    ‎포도(葡萄) (podo, “grape”) + ‎주(酒) (ju) → ‎포도주(葡萄酒) (podoju, “wine”)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 酒 for Sino-Korean compounds of 주 (酒, ju).

### Etymology 10

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

주 • (ju)
* 主:
    (MC reading: 主 (MC tsyuX))
* 注:
    (MC reading: 注 (MC tsyuH))
* 住:
    (MC reading: 住 (MC drjuH|trjuH))
* 朱:
    (MC reading: 朱 (MC tsyu))
* 宙:
    (MC reading: 宙 (MC drjuwH))
* 走:
    (MC reading: 走 (MC tsuwX|tsuwH))
* 酒:
    (MC reading: 酒 (MC tsjuwX))
* 晝:
    (MC reading: 晝 (MC trjuwH))
* 舟:
    (MC reading: 舟 (MC tsyuw))
* 周:
    (MC reading: 周 (MC tsyuw))
* 株:
    (MC reading: 株 (MC trju))
* 州:
    (MC reading: 州 (MC tsyuw))
* 洲:
    (MC reading: 洲 (MC tsyuw))
* 柱:
    (MC reading: 柱 (MC drjuX|trjuX))
* 奏:
    (MC reading: 奏 (MC tsuwH))
* 珠:
    (MC reading: 珠 (MC tsyu))
* 鑄:
    (MC reading: 鑄 (MC tsyuH))
* 冑:
    (MC reading: 冑 (MC drjuwH))
* 湊:
    (MC reading: 湊 (MC tshuwH))
* 炷:
    (MC reading: 炷 (MC tsyuX|tsyuH))
* 註:
    (MC reading: 註 (MC tsyuH|trjuH))
* 疇:
    (MC reading: 疇 (MC drjuw))
* 週:
    (MC reading: 週)
* 遒:
    (MC reading: 遒 (MC tsjuw|dzjuw))
* 駐:
    (MC reading: 駐 (MC trjuH))
* 妵:
    (MC reading: 妵 (MC thuwX))
* 澍:
    (MC reading: 澍 (MC dzyuH|tsyuH))
* 姝:
    (MC reading: 姝 (MC tsyhu))
* 侏:
    (MC reading: 侏 (MC tsyu))
* 做:
    (MC reading: 做)
* 呪:
    (MC reading: 呪 (MC tsyuwH))
* 嗾:
    (MC reading: 嗾 (MC tshuwH))
* 廚:
    (MC reading: 廚 (MC drju))
* 籌:
    (MC reading: 籌 (MC drjuw))
* 紂:
    (MC reading: 紂 (MC drjuwX))
* 紬:
    (MC reading: 紬 (MC drjuw))
* 綢:
    (MC reading: 綢 (MC drjuw))
* 蛛:
    (MC reading: 蛛 (MC trju))
* 誅:
    (MC reading: 誅 (MC trju))
* 躊:
    (MC reading: 躊 (MC drjuw))
* 輳:
    (MC reading: 輳 (MC tshuwH))
* 酎:
    (MC reading: 酎 (MC drjuwH))
* 燽:
    (MC reading: 燽 (MC drjuw))
* 鉒:
    (MC reading: 鉒 (MC trjuH))
* 拄:
    (MC reading: 拄 (MC trjuX))
* 皗:
    (MC reading: 皗)
* 邾:
    (MC reading: 邾 (MC trju))
* 䎻:
    (MC reading: 䎻)
* 絑:
    (MC reading: 絑 (MC tsyu))
* 䝬:
    (MC reading: 䝬)
* 椆:
    (MC reading: 椆 (MC drjuw|tsyuwH))
* 㫶:
    (MC reading: 㫶)
* 珘:
    (MC reading: 珘)
* 紸:
    (MC reading: 紸)
* 調:
    (MC reading: 調 (MC trjuw))
* 晭:
    (MC reading: 晭 (MC tsyuwX))
* 丟:
    (MC reading: 丟)
* 侜:
    (MC reading: 侜 (MC trjuw))
* 儔:
    (MC reading: 儔 (MC drjuw))
* 尌:
    (MC reading: 尌 (MC dzyuH))
* 幬:
    (MC reading: 幬 (MC drjuw))
* 硃:
    (MC reading: 硃 (MC tsyu))
* 籒:
    (MC reading: 籒)
* 鼄:
    (MC reading: 鼄 (MC trju))
* 胕:
    (MC reading: 胕 (MC -))
* 腠:
    (MC reading: 腠 (MC tshuwH))
* 蔟:
    (MC reading: 蔟 (MC tshuwH))
* 蛀:
    (MC reading: 蛀 (MC tsyuH))
* 裯:
    (MC reading: 裯 (MC drju|drjuw))
* 詋:
    (MC reading: 詋)
* 賙:
    (MC reading: 賙 (MC tsyuw))
* 趎:
    (MC reading: 趎 (MC drju))
* 輈:
    (MC reading: 輈 (MC trjuw))
* 霌:
    (MC reading: 霌)
* 霔:
    (MC reading: 霔 (MC tsyuH))
* 胄:
    (MC reading: 胄 (MC drjuwH))
* 逎: Alternative form of 遒
    (MC reading: 逎 (MC tsjuw))
* 凑: Alternative form of 湊
    (MC reading: 凑)
* 丶:
    (MC reading: 丶 (MC trjuX))
* 伷:
    (MC reading: 伷 (MC drjuwH))
* 咒:
    (MC reading: 咒 (MC tsyuwH))
* 咮:
    (MC reading: 咮 (MC tsyu|trjuH))
* 唒:
    (MC reading: 唒)
* 喌:
    (MC reading: 喌 (MC tsyuw))
* 噣:
    (MC reading: 噣 (MC trjuwH))
* 壴:
    (MC reading: 壴 (MC trjuH))
* 婤:
    (MC reading: 婤 (MC trhjuw|tsyuw))
* 嵀:
    (MC reading: 嵀 (MC drjuX))
* 幮:
    (MC reading: 幮 (MC drju))
* 徟:
    (MC reading: 徟)
* 怞:
    (MC reading: 怞 (MC drjuw))
* 懤:
    (MC reading: 懤 (MC drjuw|drjuwH))
* 揍:
    (MC reading: 揍)
* 斢:
    (MC reading: 斢 (MC thuwX))
* 族:
    (MC reading: 族 (MC -))
* 枓:
    (MC reading: 枓 (MC tuwX))
* 楱:
    (MC reading: 楱 (MC tshuwH|dzuwH))
* 樦:
    (MC reading: 樦)
* 櫥:
    (MC reading: 櫥)
* 殶:
    (MC reading: 殶)
* 洀:
    (MC reading: 洀)
* 淍:
    (MC reading: 淍)
* 㴤:
    (MC reading: 㴤)
* 烐:
    (MC reading: 烐)
* 犨:
    (MC reading: 犨 (MC tsyhuw))
* 疰:
    (MC reading: 疰 (MC tsyuH))
* 盩:
    (MC reading: 盩 (MC trjuw))
* 砫:
    (MC reading: 砫)
* 祝:
    (MC reading: 祝 (MC tsyuwH))
* 祩:
    (MC reading: 祩 (MC tsyuH))
* 簇:
    (MC reading: 簇 (MC -))
* 粙:
    (MC reading: 粙)
* 罜:
    (MC reading: 罜 (MC tsyuH))
* 䎷:
    (MC reading: 䎷 (MC tsyuH))
* 肘:
    (MC reading: 肘 (MC trjuwX))
* 菗:
    (MC reading: 菗 (MC drjuw))
* 葤:
    (MC reading: 葤 (MC drjuwX))
* 薵:
    (MC reading: 薵 (MC drjuw))
* 蟕:
    (MC reading: 蟕)
* 袾:
    (MC reading: 袾 (MC trju|tsyhu))
* 譸:
    (MC reading: 譸 (MC trjuw))
* 足:
    (MC reading: 足 (MC tsjuH))
* 跓:
    (MC reading: 跓 (MC drjuX))
* 跦:
    (MC reading: 跦 (MC trju))
* 躕:
    (MC reading: 躕)
* 軴:
    (MC reading: 軴 (MC trjuH))
* 輖:
    (MC reading: 輖 (MC tsyuw))
* 銂:
    (MC reading: 銂)
* 銩:
    (MC reading: 銩)
* 馵:
    (MC reading: 馵 (MC tsyuH))
* 騆:
    (MC reading: 騆)
* 鮢:
    (MC reading: 鮢 (MC tsyu))
* 鴸:
    (MC reading: 鴸 (MC trju|tsyu))
* 鵃:
    (MC reading: 鵃 (MC tsyew))
* 麈:
    (MC reading: 麈 (MC tsyuX))
* 黈:
    (MC reading: 黈 (MC thuwX))